Month January 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — A new study in two states that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination concludes getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent COVID-19. The study examined infections in New York and California… Continue Reading →
The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing and modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the wave subsides in mid-March. The seven-day rolling… Continue Reading →
A prominent Rav was the target of an unprovoked attack as he drove his car in the Far Rockaway-Five Towns area. On Tuesday morning, January 18 around 11:30 a.m., the… Read more » The post Unprovoked Attack on Car in… Continue Reading →
Recognizing the integral role of 9-1-1 dispatchers in emergency response, legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John Armato and Carol Murphy to designate 9-1-1 operators as first responders was signed into law on Tuesday. Every day in over 6,000 public safety… Continue Reading →
Although the FBI initially said the man who held four people hostage at a Texas synagogue was focused on an issue “not specifically related to the Jewish community,” the captor voiced beliefs that Jews controlled the world and had the… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of pushing a woman to her death in a New York City subway station was arraigned on a murder charge Wednesday and ordered held without bail. Martial Simon, 61, was charged with second-degree… Continue Reading →
What causes a particular alga to be crowned “the fastest growing plant cell in the world?” A new study involving a Tel Aviv University researcher set out to track the… Read more » The post First-Ever Mapping of Photosynthesis in… Continue Reading →
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is having a terrible day at work. First, one of his members of Parliament quit his Conservative Party to join the opposition Labour Party; then one of his most well-known colleagues humiliated him with a very… Continue Reading →
Major international airlines canceled flights heading to the U.S. or changed the planes they’re using Wednesday, the latest complication in a dispute over concerns that new 5G mobile phone service could interfere with aircraft technology. Carriers took widely different approaches… Continue Reading →
The accident happened this morning at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Swarthmore Avenue. There were no serious injuries reported. Video provided by SL.
The Citizenship Law continued to roil the coalition on Wednesday as some of its members showed that they have not given up the fight against it, The Times of Israel… Read more » The post Meretz Tries to Block Citizenship… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) – The British man who held Jews hostage at a Texas synagogue claimed to have planted bombs in New York City, according to the head of a Jewish communal security service in New York. Some 1,000 people… Continue Reading →
Australia reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, and its second-largest state declared an emergency in hospitals to cope with surging patient admissions and a staffing shortage due to the coronavirus. The 74 deaths occurred in its three most… Continue Reading →
ISRAEL (VINnews) — A leading medical expert in Israel has lashed out in response to the CEO of Pfizer, Albert Boula, being granted the coveted Genesis award. As reported in the Times of Israel, Professor Shmuel Shapiro called the decision… Continue Reading →
If you’re not thinking about shidduchim right now, you certainly will be soon. It’s an inescapable topic. For those in the parshah and their parents, the discussion is all-consuming. For shadchanim, it is their focus. But even for those who… Continue Reading →
In what could only be described as a staggering lack of self-awareness, MSNBC invited rabid antisemite Al Sharpton on to discuss last weekend’s terrorist attack at a Texas Reform synagogue. Lest you forget, the deadly Crown Heights antisemitic riots in… Continue Reading →
In what could only be described as a staggering lack of self-awareness, MSNBC invited rabid antisemite Al Sharpton on to discuss last weekend’s terrorist attack at a Texas Reform synagogue. Lest you forget, the deadly Crown Heights antisemitic riots in… Continue Reading →
During the course of World War II, it is estimated that up to five million books, including innumerable sefarim, were confiscated in an organized fashion by the Nazis, taken from institutions, archives and private collections. An even larger number are… Continue Reading →
This past weekend, people living around the Pacific Ocean were warned to stay away from the shoreline because a massive wave of water—known as a tsunami—might be headed in their direction. A few failed to do so and found themselves… Continue Reading →
Sender Radcliffe’s company is one of the world’s leading board game manufacturers—but not the kind of games you are probably thinking of, like Monopoly or Stratego. In fact, there’s an entire world of designer board games that the average person… Continue Reading →
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla did not deserve the prestigious Genesis Prize he was awarded on Wednesday for his company’s development of a vaccine for the coronavirus, an Israeli scientist charged.… Read more » The post Israeli Vaccine Scientist Knocks Prize… Continue Reading →